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Dubrovnik is full of cats, they own the town and are everywhere, sleeping, begging for food, or just ignoring you completely, as they should!

On my 4th day I have my final bucket list that includes a stroll to Lapad, a large peninsula (not an island) situated just outside of Dubrovnik’s Old Town, on its Western side (check its location on the map). The distance to Old Town is about 4 km (2.5 miles). We took a bus to get there and walked […]

Dubrovnick is pretty small, and you cn really do a lot of stuff in the same day. so if you have 3-4 day it is plenty of time to really enjoy your stay. After our Morning visit to Lockrum Island, we go back to Old town to savor another gelato, this time is Gelato Bocca […]

10 minutes by ferry to Dubrovnik is Lokrum Island. The first mention of Lokrum in writing came in 1023, in connection with the founding of the Benedictine abbey and monastery. According to legend Richard the Lion-Heart was cast ashore here after being shipwrecked in 1192 while returning from the Crusades. The vow he made to […]

Let’s start with the Rector Palace, as it is too hot to laying on the beach quite yet. The Rector’s Palace (Croatian: Knežev dvor; Italian: Palazzo dei Rettori) is a palace in the city of Dubrovnik that used to serve as the seat of the Rector of the Republic of Ragusa between the 14th century and 1808.[1] It was also the seat of the Minor Council and the state […]

We woke up early for the visit to the walls: they get crowded and mostly very hot right away. In the program of the day we have some beach time and some more touristic stops in town like the Rector Palace and the Park Gradac (the location of the Purple Wedding. At the wedding King […]

Daniele and I just landed in Dubrovnik, and we go straight to our place Studio Amore, walking something like 2000 steps. The studio is in a great location and we had an easy communication with the owner. Very important: when visiting Dubrovnik remember to bring cash, no Euros, no Dollars, but Kronas! Dubrovnik (Croatian pronunciation: [dǔbroːʋniːk] (listen)),[2] historically known […]